This Library Guide serves as an introductory resource for graduate-level research.
Here you will find steps to guide you through the research process, along with resources that may be useful. The resources you use may differ based on your topic. If you aren't sure what resources to use or where to search, you can email me at vbrennan@stjohnsem.edu 
Before you begin using library resources and scholarly sources, it helps to learn more about your topic, brainstorm possibilities for narrowing it down, list keywords related to your topic and identify any questions you have.
There are 6 steps to getting started with your research:

1. Understand your assignment
2. Choose a topic (do background research if necessary)
3. Compose your research question
4. Generate keywords
5. Find background information
6. Begin searching for topic-specific sources

Each of these steps is important - working through them and writing everything down will help you throughout the process.